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Re: [RFA] Implement -thread-info.
> > Also do you want to
> > catch errors in print_stack_frame?
>
> Yes, why not? A typical error is when we have a char* parameter pointing to
> something not very accessible, in which case I'd prefer print_stack_frame
> to catch this error, as opposed to -thread-info outright dying.
If there is an error then presumably you want MI to catch (and report) it.
I don't know if this is a problem, in practice, because I don't know how to
get print_stack_frame to fail.
> > > I don't know what problem of return type you refer to -- can you
> > > clarify?
> >
> > That, in Denis' patch, gdb_thread_info returns type enum gdb_rc but
> > catch_exceptions_with_msg returns type int. (just like gdb_breakpoint and
> > break_command_really did for a while).
>
> This problem does not exist in my patch, as catch_exceptions_with_msg is
> just not used.
You misunderstand. The problem you were asking about was in Denis' patch.
I never said it was in yours.
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